penitente

See also: pénitente

English

Etymology

Spanish penitente, from the resemblance to white-hooded monks. Doublet of penitent.

Noun

penitente (plural penitentes)

1. A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.

Derived terms

• micropenitente

Translations

A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes

• German: Büßerschnee (de) m, Zackenfirn m
• Polish: penitent (pl) m
• Russian: кальгаспор (kalʹgaspor)

Italian

Noun

penitente m or f by sense (plural penitenti)

1. penitent

Spanish

Noun

penitente m or f by sense (plural penitentes)

1. penitent

Further reading

• “penitente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014